9th ranked DVOA D in 2012. And I think we can agree that when your offense is stalling, let alone turning it over at every turn, it affects your d in a big way. Teams also ran against them more than any team in the league - which negatively impacts a D in a big way also.

Middle of the pack in run D avg despite getting worn down with a hopeless offense and 6th in pass D.

It big potential with young studs along the DL.

Coples in his second year, Richardson, and Muhammad, who's becoming a star.

Losing Landry hurts, but they are strong at CB.

People questioned me when I said the Colts D would improve in 2012 simply because of Andrew Luck.

Well if the Jets offense can work just a little bit, the Jets D can be even better.

3) The Colts take a dip down in wins, putting up a 6-10 year in Luck's 2nd year. Can't call whether its injuries(LaRon Landry defied logic by appearing in all games last year, don't know if he keeps that up in IND), Pagano maybe messing up a late game situation or two or if the talent just doesn't produce in year 2.

4) Mike Glennon because of a midseason injury to Josh Freeman comes in and deflates the Bucs chances of making the playoffs after a hot start off the gates by the Bucs. TB goes 7-9 and lose six of their final eight games.....enough to have Schiano in hot, hot water.

Hate the circumstances but as a Jets fan whose team gets the Bucs 3rd round pick(Unless Revis is cut before FEB?MAR), I'll take a bad year down in Tampa Bay for obvious reason(s).

5) Not sure how bold this is but there will be a call that ends the game that will be as bad if not WORSE than the GB/SEA conclusion of last year.....and this one will have a big say in an playoff race. I feel like we're due for another one of those god awful ref calls that will be the talk of the week after it happens.

Jets Homer Pick: WR Stephen Hill has a strong, healthy year 2 and is just shy of a Pro Bowl appearing year as he becomes the team's go to WR.

The team went 6-10 last season and proceeded to lose a good number of useful veterans like Moore, Keller, Devito, Pouha, Revis, Landry, and Bell.

All things considered I was a fan of their offseason (sans Revis trade) considering the limited resources they had available to them. Colon, Barnes, and Ivory were solid pickups, and I really liked their draft, however their team has a comic amount amount of holes to the point where it looks like a late season roster before a single injury has even hit.

Their QB, RB, WR, TE, G, OLB, and Safety spots all have an argument for being among the worst positional groupings in the NFL. Even their D-Line which is supposed to be the strength of their team hasn't proven to be an elite unit yet in the NFL.

They're easily the least talented team in the division, and they have the biggest question mark at the QB spot. Who are going to be the guys winning games for them? Their best players are a LT, a C, a 5 Tech DE, and a CB. How are those guys going to win them the requisite 9-10 games they're going to need to make the playoffs?

Ivory and Holmes are already banged up, and no QB can improve a weapon if they struggle to catch the ball like Hill has.

Even if all of the strengths they're supposed to have work out, and a couple of things go right like Geno Smith starting and playing well it's still a stretch to see them being a playoff team.

The Jets seem to be heading in the right direction, but this is going to be a bad team this year.

Revis played in 2 games and he didn't finish the Bills game or the Dolphins game....so really 1 game. Keller barely played as he was hurt all year and did nothing worth note. Richardson/Ellis can be just as good as what Pouha/DeVito were and Milliner upgrades our corners as Wilson won't have to be as relied upon. The safeties are a drop down, I agree. DeMario Davis I have concerns about but he's quicker and a better locker room guy than Bart Scott. Ivory may not be reliable health wise but he alone blows anything Greene does. Hill/Kerley have another year under their belts.

We upgraded our offensive coordinator from Sparano to Marty....and no Tebow in and out of plays. That's huge.

That being said I think the Jets are a 6-7 win team....this team has more talent than last year. I can see them getting an extra win or two....don't know if its playoff bound. They'll be in the Wildcard race near the end though.

I really think most of you are over-estimating the Jets defense a bit. For example Jets opponents averaged 340 yards a game and 22.5 points per game. Against the Jets they averaged 323 yards and 23.4 points per game. They had big issues stopping the run at times last season, and played some comically bad QB's. This isn't a great unit. It has some potential, but this isn't a Rex Ryan defense of old.

A **** offense that doesn't do its job on the field and puts the defense in bad situations(Sans Sanchez turnovers, 3 and out) will put a hurt on the defense.

The defense got younger though and the DLine has some very talented guys. I think you underestimate how good Wilkerson can be....he can have a 10-12 sack season this year if healthy. He gets lost in the shuffle since the year he was drafted(2011) had a lot of nice pass rushers go in round 1.

I actually like the defense....I just have concerns with the offense. Don't think its as bad as people make it out to be but don't think its going to be great either. The offense should be better than last year though....maybe even much.

1. Cameron Jordan gets 17 sacks, draws comparisons to WattHighly unlikely even though I would like to see it. The Saints really have no other good to great defensive linemen. Team could probably just double team Jordan, and thats assuming he takes the next step in his game.

5. Kenny Stills gains 1000 yards receiving, wins ROYAgain would love for this to happen but Brees has way to many weapons as it is. Colston and Graham will probably be the only players that get near or reach 1000 yards

My bold prediction is that Brees gets hurt and the season goes down the drain. I would hate for this to happen but porous Oline with be Drew's death.

I am failing to see the porous Oline. Is this based on the on sack Drew took in a preseason game where his starting RG (Jahri Evans--arguably best player at his position) was out and the backup surrendered the sack?

I think much is made of the defense. In 2011, the Saints defense was not stellar and they won 13 games. Same was true in 2009 when they won the Superbowl. That said, I think the defense will be improved. Preseason is preseason and can be full of smoke and mirrors. That said, the Saints have shown improvement in certain areas. They are first in sacks and most of that pressure has come from their D-line, namely Cam Jordan and Glenn Foster. They gave up a ton of yards against the Texans yet were stout in the redzone. The key from that game was they did not play hardly any 3-4 concepts. Instead they lined up in a 4-3 and played zone much the way they did last year, which is part of the reason they struggled. I think that is an overlooked aspect of last year historically bad defense--players were asked to perform in a scheme contrary to their skillset. When has Patrick Robinson been a zone CB? Greer? Why is Harper primarily lined up in coverage? So you promote a scheme that fits the players. The Saints have primarily run zone this preseason, sans the Raiders game where they mixed it up more and have been about as vanilla as one can imagine.

Do I think they light the world on fire? NO! But I think they will be improved in 3rd down efficiency, redzone defense, and scoring. And sure we can toss out preseason stats but tackling is tackling whether you scheme or not and the Saints have been one of the top tacking teams according to PFF this preseason. Last year, they were one of the worst if not he worst.

The other thing is much is made of injuries to players who were being pushed to the bench. Junior Galette and Martez Wilson are the Saints starting backers even if Will Smith was healthy. Kenyon Coleman was already being pushed by Akiem Hicks. Harper is not hurt but Kenny Vaccaro s expected to play a more prominent role. And with the reemergence of David Hawthorn and the solid play from Ramon Humber (who has adapted very well to the new 3-4 scheme), Vilma is likely headed to IR. Truth is, the Saints will field one of the youngest defenses and teams in the league this year. There will be growing pains but I would be shocked to see them surrender 400+ yards a game. If they are in that 350-375 yard range, the team will be successful. And don't discount Payton's return, which should help Drew cut down on turnovers, commit back to the run game, and keep the team from blowing significant 4th quarter leads as they did last season in 4 games. They were 7-9 with the worst defense ever and no commitment to the run. I think this season they will surprise a lot of people who tend to write them off based on last year's defensive performance.

Finally, you may be right on Stills but consider that no one saw Jimmy Graham having the season he did until he did. Drew will spread the ball around but I swear both he and Payton see something in Stills and I think he will get a lot of opportunities this season.

Brilliant letting one of Scott Pioli's henchmen have his own team to ruin. One of the premier GM jobs in the NFL and it gets handed to a stupid **** who makes three facepalm moves for every good one. Awesome. Just like handing a new Mercedes to a 16 year old girl who's already been in three wrecks.

Austin is such a smurf. I just don't see how he can be this dynamic force he's been touted as.

He's too small to take punishment in the middle of the field. I see a DJax like career as his ceiling, which can still be very good, but I don't think you can be as versatile with him as you want to be, bc he's just too small to take the kind of punishment a versatile slot takes.